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An astrophysicist uses the motion of the stars to argue that a single story has been told for 100,000 years. A cognitive anthropologist has questions. Guests: Ray Norris, astrophysicist; Manvir Singh, cognitive anthropologist at the University of California, Davis For show transc ...  Show more

When scientists write their own rules for life, how do they know what could go wrong before it’s too late? This is the final episode of our new three-part series, Life from Scratch. Guests: Kate Adamala, associate professor at the University of Minnesota; David Relman, professor ...  Show more

We talk to NPR's India correspondent Lauren Frayer about the ridiculously complicated science involved in measuring Mount Everest, the world's highest peak. And why its height is ever-changing. (Encore episode) Read Lauren's reporting on Mt. Everest.Have other quirks of the plane ...  Show more

We talk about the ridiculously complicated science involved in measuring Mount Everest with NPR international correspondent Lauren Frayer. And we'll hear why the height of the world's highest peak is ever-changing.Looking for more? You can read Lauren's story here at our episode ...  Show more

Think you know Mount Everest? Test your knowledge with this fun trivia episode of All About Everest! Host Pauline Reynolds Nuttall takes you through surprising questions and answers about the world’s highest peak: Was it really Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay who first summ ...  Show more

Mount Everest is the world’s tallest mountain — and has also become a huge business. So today’s newsletter breaks down everything you need to know, including why the mountain has become so popular, the crazy amount of money each person spends on the trip, how much the Sherpas are ...  Show more